SR 3, SR 16 and SR166, Gorst Vicinity - Remove Fish Barriers

The existing water crossing structures at this location have been identified as fish passage barriers. By replacing the existing structures with fish passable structures, the restriction to fish passages will be eliminated.WSDOT plans to replace 5 existing fishbarriers within Kitsap County, City of Bremerton and City of Port Orchard with fish passable structures utilizing a Design-Build Delivery method. WSDOT will use a two-step procurement process to select a Design-Build Contractor to deliver this Project. The Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is issued as the first step to solicit information in the form of Statement of Qualifications (SOQ). The SOQ will be evaluated to create a short-list of the most highly qualified Design-Builder Submitters. In the second step, the short-listed Design-Build Proposers will be issued a Request for Proposal (RFP). The proposals will be evaluated and WSDOT will select the Design-Build Team that provides the Apparent Highest Score based on the Design-Build scoring criteria. Estimated value $100,000,000 - $150,000,000 A federally funded project with condition of award disadvantaged business enterprise goals to be determined. WADOT- SR 3, SR 16 and SR166, Gorst Vicinity - Remove Fish Barriers In an effort to protect and restore salmon runs a federal court injunction requires WSDOT to significantly increase the efforts to remove state owned culverts that block habitat for salmon and steelhead to restore the fishing rights of the Native American Tribes at their usual and accustomed places. The injunction requires that WSDOT correct approximately 413 fish barrier culverts to open 90% of the upstream fish habitat by the year 2030. This project will replace 5 existing fish barrier crossings on SR3, SR16and SR166 in Kitsap County, City of Bremerton and City of Port Orchard with fish passable structures (buried structures and bridges) in compliance with the Federal Injunction regarding fish passage underneath WSDOT highways. This project will be delivered in Design-Build delivery method. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.

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